Beekeepers using honey substitutes such as high-fructose corn syrup or sugar water may be paying a high price. Research shows that honey is “a rich source of biologically active materials” that helps bees withstand disease....More
Understanding how intellectual property protections drive innovation and the growth of agriculture will be a key to meeting future food demands....More
Farmland anxiety. All you can't eat, pigs will. Seeds after the apocalypse. Vodka from cow's milk. Revolution in the vegetable industry. Cotton’s biggest fan – human skin. A Pandora's box of farmer fraud claims. And more....More
The brown marmorated stink bug makes a big stink — literally. It's a major agricultural threat and USDA has estimated $21 billion worth of crops are at risk....More
Farmers are playing chess with nature. Nobody predicted that glyphosate-resistant crops represented a lasting victory over weeds — superweeds are not so super....More
The stress-free, gunshot method approach to livestock slaughter is not viable. In the real world cattle industry where production and efficiency are vital, "marksmen" in deer stands will last as long as a snowflake in summer....More
Research on honey bee deaths is uncertain — and often political. Rushing to ban neonicotinoids could well do more damage than good, as other pesticides might be reintroduced....More
Separating neonic fact and fiction. Anti-biotech army marches on. Good times for California ag. Death by drone for wild pigs. Wine waste for broiler feed? Eating dirt. A cap-and-trade affair. And more....More